same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
to stop (plug) one's ears
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
baseball player; ballplayer
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
full capacity; all one's ability
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
seven-spot ladybird; seven-spotted ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
just a handful; only a small number (of)
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives